Assistive Technology in Mathematics

Although I have covered many great resources in my previous posts most of the resources were related to reading and/or writing. My following posts will be focused on the content area of mathematics. As a 7^th grade math teacher, I am very excited about the AT math resources because I will be able to use these resources every day in my classroom to help MY students who struggle in class. Assistive technology will help students that struggle with organizing, copying, and computing problems involving numbers and other math topics. AT allows visual and audio support to help students succeed in the area of mathematics. There are a variety of graphic organizers, calculators, manipulatives, and worksheets that can be adapted to meet the needs of individual students to support their learning during math lessons. In addition to those great resources there are different levels of AT support that we can give our students ranging from no tech options (extra time, less problems) to high tech options (software, devices). I cannot wait to explore these AMAZING resources with you! 

                                          

Visual Schedule Planner

After completing the webinar on “Assistive Technology Solutions for Reading” from Tools for Life: Georgia’s Assistive Technology Act Program, I decided to blog about the application Visual Schedule Planner. Visual Schedule Planner is beneficial to students with developmental disabilities, autism, and reading disabilities. This app allows users to complete a daily schedule of the events in their day using words and pictures. The Visual Schedule Planner will read events to the user or remind users of important daily tasks. It has a day, week, or month view of events. The student can check off tasks as they complete the tasks while using a timer to stay on task. This visual schedule will help students who cannot read paragraphs filled with directions. This application is available through Apple products for $14.99. 

 

Reference: 

Wilson, R., & Phillips, C. (2015). Assistive technology Solutions for Reading [Webinar].  In Tools for Life: Georgia’s Assistive Technology Act Program. Retrieved from http://easi.cc/archive/ld2015/week1/recording/index.htm